According to the Insurance Information Institute, more than one in every 10 fatal accidents involves a head-on collision scenario, taking…
Patent practitioners who regularly face §101 rejections at the USPTO know that arguing a technical improvement can be a workable…
One of roughly every 80 auto accidents involves a driver who crashed due to a medical emergency. The vast majority…
In rapidly evolving fields like artificial intelligence, the precise meaning of claim terms can make—or break—a patent. As practitioners know…
A recent report from the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division revealed that an ironworker’s death at a Portland construction…
In a previous post, we explored the limitations on the use of Official Notice in patent prosecution, emphasizing that…
As patent prosecution professionals, we are all familiar with the sometimes vexing challenge of responding to examiner rejections, particularly when…
When amending patent claims during prosecution, practitioners must ensure all changes adhere to 35 U.S.C. § 112(a)’s written description and…
Last week, this blog looked at a recent Multnomah County lawsuit involving a Domino’s pizza delivery driver and a fatally…
Many drivers engage in negligence behind the wheel because they are in a hurry, and some of the most time-crunched…
Obviousness rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 103 require examiners to establish that a claimed invention would have been obvious to…
In the patent prosecution process, official notice can play a supporting role in streamlining examination by allowing examiners to assume…
